Bargain - Final Edition 998

[jules_1972]

2004 Ducati 998s Final Edition | eBay

[stevo 1963]

A great bike no doubt...may not be a bargain ...reserve price
Could just be fishing for offers

[jules_1972]

Will watch and see..

A final Edition with low KM's like that is rare as!!!

[duc13]

Spotted this one a couple of days ago, if the reserve is near the starting price , would be a good buy.

[jules_1972]

No bites at all??

Hmmmm.......

[rod]

Heh, I reckon he will want $30k at least.

[Pazzo]

Oh, that is a tasty offering.

I was hunting hard for one of these about 5 years ago. There was only 20 sold in OZ, of those twenty 4-5 were written off (5 years ago). I know this because I visited dealers up and down the East Coast, Adelade and Perth and gathered stats on who had what and who had written what off....thinking I might build from parts...
I always regretted not buying one I saw in Causeway m'cycles in '04, it sat there for a while after the 999 came in and started selling. (I think there was a thread in here about it?)

I was sniffing around North America about 3 years ago for one and they're even difficult to find there......

This is indeed rare and a highly desirable version, much like the 1198SP is about to be!

....race glass suggests to me that it probably has more K's than the Odo reads......

[SP1RITED]

How much would an 'R' version go for in similar condition?

[Broms]

....race glass suggests to me that it probably has more K's than the Odo reads......

Why? Maybe he just did the odd track day.

My track bike is an ex racer. ODO is still connected. Same for the others with race glass I've owned.

Was it practice to remove the speedo for track work on these bikes?

[rod]

How much would an 'R' version go for in similar condition?

I think there were no 998r's imported into Australia by NFI and they had exclusive distributorship. They're pretty similar to a 996R anyway and they go for good money - $30k-$40k I think. They are so rarely up for sale that you may get lucky and get one cheaply but usually people know what they are, are after big money and will wait until they get it. Still a bit of a kick in the guts if you have owned it since new or early on in the piece as they were around $52k I think.

[Pazzo]

Why? Maybe he just did the odd track day.

My track bike is an ex racer. ODO is still connected. Same for the others with race glass I've owned.

Was it practice to remove the speedo for track work on these bikes?

Ya may be right, I am ever the sceptic.

I went looking for a speedoless bracket to show you for sale but couldn't find one....resorted to the bible - old Ducati Performance parts cattledog.....(although not comprehensive, after having a look around it appears this gear is hard to find now a days)

Carbon Bracket.jpg

[Broms]

Ya may be right, I am ever the sceptic.

I went looking for a speedoless bracket to show you for sale but couldn't find one....resorted to the bible - old Ducati Performance parts cattledog.....(although not comprehensive, after having a look around it appears this gear is hard to find now a days)

Attachment 58804

Ah yes, now I understand....cable fed speedo, easy to remove as opposed to the newer bikes being electronic.

[rod]

Newer bikes, 749 and 999, are even easier (you'd be amazed and I'm not going to tell you!). They won't work without the speedo though as the immobilizer requires it present. An unlocked ECU gets rid of the immobilizer.....

[Pazzo]

Suddenly they appear every where....

2004 DUCATI 998 Final Edition Sports - bikepoint.com.au

Absolute bagwan........................... if he was asking $22k

[kel999]

Next motorcycle

motorcycle details

Bike 2002 DUCATI 998

Price $14,990*

Odometer 27,000 Kms

Body Super Sport

Engine Capacity 998

Rego 1CT176

RefCode ag-228946

Used DUCATI 998 Motorcycles For Sale - bikesales.com.au

[jules_1972]

Not a bad price for the 998.


This one didnt even get a nibble -
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